diff --git a/server/controllers/feedbackController.js b/server/controllers/feedbackController.js
index 89f12f1..50bf67d 100644
--- a/server/controllers/feedbackController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/feedbackController.js
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
 const asyncHandler = require('express-async-handler');
-const Feedback = require("../models/studentfeeback");
-
+const Feedback = require('../models/studentfeedback');
+const { validationResult } = require('express-validator'); // For input validation
+// Middleware for input validation (example using express-validator)
+const validateFeedback = [
+  check('message').notEmpty().withMessage('Message is required'),
+  check('canteenId').notEmpty().withMessage('Canteen ID is required'),
+  check('userId').notEmpty().withMessage('User ID is required')
+];
 const submitFeedback = asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
-  const { message, canteenId ,userId} = req.body;
-
-
-  if (!message || !canteenId) {
-    res.status(400);
-    throw new Error('Message and Canteen ID are required');
+  // Validate request inputs
+  const errors = validationResult(req);
+  if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
+    return res.status(400).json({ errors: errors.array() });
+  }
+  const { message, canteenId, userId } = req.body;
+  try {
+    const feedback = new Feedback({ message, canteenId, userId });
+    await feedback.save();
+    res.status(201).json({ message: 'Feedback submitted successfully' });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error submitting feedback:', error); // Log the error for debugging
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Server error, could not submit feedback' });
   }
-
-  const feedback = new Feedback({ message, canteenId, userId });
-  await feedback.save();
-  res.status(201).json({ message: 'Feedback submitted successfully' });
 });
-
-module.exports = { submitFeedback };
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+module.exports = { submitFeedback, validateFeedback };